The Right to Strike Is Under Attack – Again
Plans to force agency workers to cross picket lines is just the latest attempt to curb the right to strike – but it won’t hold back the wave of worker activity coming this summer.
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Tim Sharp is the TUC’s senior employment rights policy officer.
Plans to force agency workers to cross picket lines is just the latest attempt to curb the right to strike – but it won’t hold back the wave of worker activity coming this summer.
As the country heads into recession, new research shows that 1 in 5 employers plan to sack workers – the only way to fight the wave of layoffs is to organise.
Later today, a committee will vote on new anti-union measures including levies and severe fines – it’s part of the government’s campaign to deter workers from organising amid the cost of living crisis.